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| Haniyeh says Abbas 'welcomed' in Gaza anytime |
| 2008-06-19 |
| (Xinhua) -- Deposed Prime Minister of Hamas Ismail Haneya said Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is welcomed to visit the Gaza Strip anytime he wants. "We welcome the visit of anyone to Gaza, especially President Mahmoud Abbas," Haneya told reporters in Gaza, adding "If the president wants to visit in Gaza he will be very welcomed." Abbas sacked the Haneya-led Hamas unity government after Hamas routed his secular Fatah movement in a week of bloody infighting and took control of the Gaza Strip in mid June last year. Two weeks ago, Abbas offered an initiative to launch a comprehensive dialogue among all Palestinian factions to end the status of split and disputes between rival Fatah and Hamas movements. Asked about the truce that will take effect on Thursday morning, Haneya said "the truce will end the Israeli aggression on our people, the closed crossings will be opened and the blockade will be lifted." "This truce would achieve security and end the suffering of the Palestinian people. It will also make the Israelis feel comfortable if they show commitment to it," said Haneya at the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in Gaza. Since the violent takeover of Gaza by radical Hamas, Palestinian militants have launched rockets from the territory against southern Israeli communities almost daily, while Israel has imposed a tightened blockade on Gaza and termed it as a hostile entity. On Tuesday, Egypt, which has been trying to broker the truce in Gaza for months, announced that Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups in Gaza have agreed to a truce starting from Thursday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 They offer him a one-way safe conduct? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-06-19 02:37 |